Matthew DiMare
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I used to write more, now I write less. Hoping a paid subscription changes that.
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Little Treasures
The grounds of the house became unmanageable this time of year. I took to the habit of hiring local labor since Donald’s passing, but finding someone able and trustworthy wasn’t always the easiest task. He was a well adjusted boy, it seemed. Well-kempt, dressed appropriately with his shirt neatly pressed, cleaned, combed, with all things tucked in their proper place. Not yet the age for shaving, but I got the sense that he’d keep that in order once the time came. All to say, he didn’t look like the other boys in the neighborhood, or speak like them either. His speech was calm, polite, and almost eloquent for his age. It was void of the garish drawl accustomed to these parts and rightly paired with earnest eye contact. The result of good parenting, I suppose.
By Matthew DiMare5 years ago in Horror
I Suck At This
“I suck at this.” I slammed my pen down and dropped my head into my hands in frustration. It was senior year and I was applying to colleges. My grades were just okay but I did surprisingly well on the SAT exams. I only applied to four schools because the application cost was ridiculous and I, and my parents, could only afford so many. Why does it cost money to apply to a university? What a dumb — that’s a different rant for a different day. My parents forced me to be choosy, narrow it down to four likely candidates to continue my higher education. Two schools I wanted to go to, one my parents chose (the most affordable happened to be the closest as well), and a safety school that I was assured admission. But grades and test scores were not enough! Oh no, these prestigious, middle of the road, far from Ivy League Universities all required application essays as well. Basically long form begging restructured into a thesis statement as to why, if granted admission, I would become the next great Golden Eagle, or Blue Devil, or Crusader, or Leatherneck, to go out into the world and change it for good while continuing to remember my yearly alumni donations. Please let me in, all powerful gatekeepers of education, I hold promise for great things, accomplishments unmatched by any of my peers from the other medium-sized mid-conference local universities! I swear it!
By Matthew DiMare5 years ago in Families
